Noir is among the most popular, acclaimed, and critically assessed film styles of all time. The unfortunate consequence is an ever-growing divergence between fans and scholars with regard to goals and methods for appreciating and studying noir. The Maltese Touch of Evil aims to bridge that gap. Based on a series of popular podcasts, this unique and inspired investigation of film noir sets out to examine the case of noir more closely, and in the process reconfigures the critical evidence on noir that has been presented to date.
The Maltese Touch of Evil reproduces and re-sequences nearly 150 still images from 31 great films, laying them out with the authors' informed and entertaining insights into the significance of each shot. The result is a de facto meta-film noir, a celebration of the genre that shows how these films are themselves "constrained" texts whose carefully calculated visual forms simultaneously generate narrative and critical commentary on that narrative. You will never look at film noir the same way again.

The purpose of her writing is to show the world how she loves God and her family. When you love God and place him in your heart, you can do all things. God will hold your hand and guide you to become successful in your life. 10 year old Angel Mykel Edwards is a young and inspired writer who wrote her first book at age eight. Her stories are about some of her life experiences and stories about the challenges children face in life and how to resolve them based upon the Word of God. Angel's stories are inspirational, funny, interesting, encouraging and rewarding to readers of all ages.

For courses in Composition and Literature, Introduction to Literature, and Writing About Literature. This concise, spiral bound, easy-to-read book highlights the practical aspects of writing about literature while avoiding theoretical and interpretive discussion about the literature itself. It enables students to develop the necessary skills related to 1)reading and annotating, 2)the focus and development of an argument, 3)the organization of ideas (including introduction and conclusion), and 4)some mechanical issues regarding the use of primary and secondary sources in college essays.